A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life. In a paper recently published in Human Brain Mapping, a team of researchers from the Quebec-based ...

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being. Now, research suggests another reason to hold our breath: ...

In utero exposure to two liquid ingredients in e-cigarettes – minus the nicotine that drives addiction – can alter skull shape during fetal development, a new study in mice has found. In a series of ...

An industrial chemical most Americans already have in their bodies is back under the microscope. New research suggests that ...

While the current findings suggest that exposure to COVID in utero is not associated with neurocognitive outcomes at 12 ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little recently signed a law requiring public schools to teach students about human development in the womb. Last week, Little signed the bill, which passed in the Idaho ...

Playing classical music to babies inside the womb can stimulate their development, suggests new research. Music has long been ...